Edgar Maddison Welch, infamous for his 2016 attack on a Washington pizzeria over the debunked "Pizzagate" conspiracy, was fatally shot by North Carolina police during a traffic stop. Welch, who pulled a gun on officers, died two days later. ​​​Welch’s name became notorious nearly a decade ago after he fired a gun inside Comet Ping Pong, a Washington, DC, pizzeria
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